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WashMo.com -
Washington, Missouri Government
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
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The Camp Street Bridge, a much discussed topic at recent City Council meetings in Washington, Missouri, is now the subject of a lawsuit. The lawsuit calls into question the legality of passing the Camp Street Bridge measures as resolutions rather than ordinances. Ordinances are the typical means of approval by the Washington, Missouri City Council. Resolutions were passed approving easements and the bridge's construction during the March 17th, 2008 City Council meeting. During that meeting, Councilman Rhodes alluded to the likelihood of a lawsuit as a result of what he called a "backdoor approach". Rhodes was referring to the request that the easement and construction approvals be accomplished via a resolution rather than an ordinance, thereby making it possible to approve the bridge without five affirmative council votes. The council was presented the easements and construction agreement as a series of ordinances at a prior meeting. Those ordinances, however, failed to pass. City Attorney Mark Piontek commented that, while historically such measures have been accomplished by ordinance, "there is nothing in the codes or in the statutes that require expenditures or money to be only approved by ordinance". This article will be updated when additional information becomes available. |
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WashMo.com -
Washington, Missouri Government
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
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After over four months of discussion, "Duncan Avenue" was unanimously approved by the Washington, Missouri City Council as the official name for the street extending from the new four-way intersection at Highway 47 and 14th Street east to Madison Avenue. A portion of the street was previously named Zero Avenue, while another section was newly built and remained un-named. In discussion, Councilwoman Witt noted that she had talked to numerous Duncan family members -- all of whom were in favor of naming the street Duncan Avenue. One reason in support of the Duncan name was that it would represent the history of the impact the Duncan's had on the city and that location. Prior to the vote in favor of "Duncan Avenue", Council members voted 4-2 against an ordinance that would have named the street "Patients First Drive". Tim Brinker, Kevin Hellmann voted in favor of that ordinance, while Tim Overschmidt, Carolyn Witt, Connie Groff, and Bob Engemann voted against it. |
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WashMo.com -
Washington, Missouri Government
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
Washington, Missouri City Hall
| Elections for Washington, Missouri City Council and School Board will be held Tuesday, April 8th. The candidates are listed below. Some of the candidates spoke at recent candidate forums hosted by the Washington Federation of Republican Women. To see those candidates speeches, click the 'Video' link to the right of the candidate. Running uncontested for City Attorney is Mark C. Piontek. Running uncontested for Municipal Judge is Craig E. Hellmann. You can read more Washington, Missouri government articles on WashMo.com here. |
Candidates for City Council:
(One candidate to be elected per ward)
Ward 1:
Tim Overschmidt
Susan Kreft-Langkopf - Video
Ward 2:
Kevin J. Hellmann
Jeffrey A. Mohesky - Video
Ward 3:
Guy W. Midkiff - Video
Gregory A. Skornia - Video
Ward 4:
Carolyn M. Witt | School Board:
(Three candidates to be elected)
Roger Langendoerfer - Video Scott A. Byrne - Video Jennifer A. Triplett Brian P. Sumner |
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WashMo.com -
Town and Country Fair
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
The Washington, Missouri City Council, following a recommendation by the Administration Committee, unanimously agreed to assist with funding for the First Aid Building at the Washington, Missouri Fairgrounds. The Council voted on the item in the City Council meeting on March 3rd. The City Council agreed to providing $7,500 of the estimated $20,000 for the reconstruction of the building. Additional funding is being provided by the Fair Board ($5,000) and the Washington Ambulance District ($7,500). During the City Council discussion, Mayor Stratman commented "Hopefully the facility will stay within budget -- within the $20,000 -- but if it does run over a little bit I think, hopefully, we will not be just bound by only $7,500 -- that we will be able to come up with the additional amount." The Mayor added, "We certainly want to get the job done and get it done right." Construction is well underway on the new First Aid Building. Shown to the right are photographs of the front (top) and rear (bottom) of the new building. The photographs were taken late last week. The Washington, Missouri Town & Country Fair will be held from August 6th-10th. The entertainment schedule for the fair was included in a previous article on WashMo.com. | 
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